Pugio
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A dagger or poignard, especially the kind used by the Ancient Romans. historical
"The Pugio or Dagger was used by the Romans, a species of that weapon called the Hand Seax was worn by the Saxons, with which they massacred the English on Salisbury Plain in 476."
Example
More examples"The Pugio or Dagger was used by the Romans, a species of that weapon called the Hand Seax was worn by the Saxons, with which they massacred the English on Salisbury Plain in 476."
Etymology
From Latin pūgiō.